Escapologist Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz, prepares to perform one of his most famous publicity stunts, the overboard box escape, in New York's East River, circa 1914. Houdini was locked in handcuffs and leg-irons, then nailed into the crate which was roped and weighed down with two hundred pounds of lead. The crate was then lowered into the water, from which he escaped in fifty-seven seconds. less

Escapologist Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz, prepares to perform one of his most famous publicity stunts, the overboard box escape, in New York's East River, circa 1914. Houdini was locked in handcuffs and ... more

A fifteen-year-old boy in Denison, Texas operating a dangerous boring machine at which he said a boy recently bored half his hand off. To operate this machine (which bores a large hole in the spade handle) the boy has to throw his whole weight onto the lever which pushes the handle (and himself) up against the unprotected borer. A slip might easily prove fatal. The boy earns $1.65 a day. This factory has a number of unprotected belts and dangerous machines. One other boy, about the age of this one, was doing all kinds of work, taking away the handles from a huge rip saw, etc., and constantly exposed to danger. less

A fifteen-year-old boy in Denison, Texas operating a dangerous boring machine at which he said a boy recently bored half his hand off. To operate this machine (which bores a large hole in the spade handle) the ... more

Actors costumed in the full regalia of the Ku Klux Klan chase down a white actor in blackface in a still from 'The Birth of a Nation,' the first-ever feature-length film, directed by D. W. Griffith, California, 1914. less

Actors costumed in the full regalia of the Ku Klux Klan chase down a white actor in blackface in a still from 'The Birth of a Nation,' the first-ever feature-length film, directed by D. W. Griffith, California, ... more

An Overland automobile is shown in a magazine advertisement from 1914. The ad states, “Yet if they will but compare the $950 Overland with most any of the $1200 to $1400 cars they will be unable to find much material difference.” less

An Overland automobile is shown in a magazine advertisement from 1914. The ad states, “Yet if they will but compare the $950 Overland with most any of the $1200 to $1400 cars they will be unable to find much ... more

English comic actor Charlie Chaplin (left) and Mack Swain in a scene from the 'His Prehistoric Past', a silent two-reeler written and directed by Chaplin and set in the stone age. This was Chaplin's last film for the Keystone Film Company. less

English comic actor Charlie Chaplin (left) and Mack Swain in a scene from the 'His Prehistoric Past', a silent two-reeler written and directed by Chaplin and set in the stone age. This was Chaplin's last film ... more

A poster advertises Buffalo Bill's West West show, part of the Sells Floto Circus, with a painting of Buffalo Bill himself, born William Frederick Cody (1846-1917), astride a horse, 1914. The poster was printed by the Erie Lithograph & Painting Company of Erie, Pa. less

A poster advertises Buffalo Bill's West West show, part of the Sells Floto Circus, with a painting of Buffalo Bill himself, born William Frederick Cody (1846-1917), astride a horse, 1914. The poster was printed ... more

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Reputed gangster James Franche and a policeman a walk toward an automobile parked along the street in Chicago, 1914. Franche, nicknamed, Duffy the Goat, confessed to murdering Isaac Henagow in the Roy Jones Cafe, located at 2037 South Wabash Ave. in the Near South Side area of Chicago. From the Chicago Daily News collection. less

Reputed gangster James Franche and a policeman a walk toward an automobile parked along the street in Chicago, 1914. Franche, nicknamed, Duffy the Goat, confessed to murdering Isaac Henagow in the Roy Jones ... more

This portrait shows Mrs. Byrd Winters reading a newspaper, sitting in front of a desk with framed prints and a calendar hanging on the wall in the background in a room in Chicago in 1914. Winters, his wife, Byrd Winters, and W. H. Cooper, a boarder of theirs, were charged with conspiracy to murder Winters' daughter and burn the body. From the Chicago Daily News collection. less

This portrait shows Mrs. Byrd Winters reading a newspaper, sitting in front of a desk with framed prints and a calendar hanging on the wall in the background in a room in Chicago in 1914. Winters, his wife, ... more

Players of the University of Southern California Trojans football team compete against the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Players of the University of Southern California Trojans football team compete against the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Photo: Collegiate Images, Collegiate Images/Getty Images

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A group of nurses pictured in uniform on board the S.S. Red Cross, one of the first units of American Red Cross nurses to sail from New York for service in Europe during World War 1. The nurses shown are (top row, from left): Mary F. Bowman, Eva L. Doniat, Edwina Klee, Gertrude G. Hard and Charlotte Eaton; (middle row, from left) Alma E. Foerster, Lyda N. Anderson, Anne Hanson, Julia S. Schneider, Genevieve Dyer, Martha M. Moritz, Alica Giloborne and Mary E. Hill; (seated, from left) Charlotte Burgess, unit supervisor; Jane A. Delano (1862-1919), and Miss. H. Scott Hay, who was in charge of the 120 nurses aboard the ship. less

A group of nurses pictured in uniform on board the S.S. Red Cross, one of the first units of American Red Cross nurses to sail from New York for service in Europe during World War 1. The nurses shown are (top ... more

Photo: Kean Collection, Getty Images

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Ten year old Charlie Foster smiles while at his steady job in the Merrimack Mills factory at Huntsville, Ala. in 1914. His father stated that the boy is unable to read, but still he works at the mill instead of being in school. less

Ten year old Charlie Foster smiles while at his steady job in the Merrimack Mills factory at Huntsville, Ala. in 1914. His father stated that the boy is unable to read, but still he works at the mill instead of ... more

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Bert Dingley drives a car along a section of the immense aqueduct at Los Angeles, Calif.

Bert Dingley drives a car along a section of the immense aqueduct at Los Angeles, Calif.

Photo: Topical Press Agency, Getty Images

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Construction on a new municipal pier in Chicago, Ill. is pictured Sept. 17, 1914.

Construction on a new municipal pier in Chicago, Ill. is pictured Sept. 17, 1914.

Photo: Chicago History Museum, Getty Images

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A man attends a rally of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) or the Wobblies, wearing a hat with a placard bearing the slogan 'Bread Or Revolution', in Union Square, New York, April 11, 1914. The crowds were estimated to be 3,000 strong. less

A man attends a rally of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) or the Wobblies, wearing a hat with a placard bearing the slogan 'Bread Or Revolution', in Union Square, New York, April 11, 1914. The crowds ... more

Photo: Interim Archives, Getty Images

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Members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), known as the Wobblies, gather together in a large crowd during a rally in Union Square, New York City, April 11, 1914.

Members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), known as the Wobblies, gather together in a large crowd during a rally in Union Square, New York City, April 11, 1914.

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Joe Jackson is the subject of a baseball advertising card produced by the Boston Garter Company in Boston, Mass. in 1914.

Joe Jackson is the subject of a baseball advertising card produced by the Boston Garter Company in Boston, Mass. in 1914.

Walter Wright sits on a 2-speed Indian motorcycle. Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953 by a company in Springfield, Mass., initially known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company. It was renamed the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company in 1928. less

Walter Wright sits on a 2-speed Indian motorcycle. Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953 by a company in Springfield, Mass., initially known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company. It was ... more

Although he ran most of his American Automobile Association (AAA) sanctioned races in Duesenbergs, Maxwells and Masons, Eddie Rickenbacker (at the wheel) did run several events between 1914 and 1916 in a Peugot like the one. less

Although he ran most of his American Automobile Association (AAA) sanctioned races in Duesenbergs, Maxwells and Masons, Eddie Rickenbacker (at the wheel) did run several events between 1914 and 1916 in a Peugot ... more

Photo: RacingOne, ISC Archives Via Getty Images

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Members of the courtesy committee of the Colorado Electric club prepare celebration packages that will be given to Denver children at the big Denver Post-Colorado Electric club Christmas celebration. Left to right - W.A. Roper, C.F. Oehlmann and M.C. Gordon. less

Members of the courtesy committee of the Colorado Electric club prepare celebration packages that will be given to Denver children at the big Denver Post-Colorado Electric club Christmas celebration. Left to ... more

Photo: The Denver Post, Denver Post Via Getty Images

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This American recruitment poster shows soldiers with guns running in a field.

This American recruitment poster shows soldiers with guns running in a field.

A group of people examine the ruins of the Ludlow colony in Colorado. Built as a temporary shelter for striking coal miners and their families, it was attacked by militiamen and company detectives who shot and burned to death eighteen people including eleven children, the youngest of whom was only three months old. less

A group of people examine the ruins of the Ludlow colony in Colorado. Built as a temporary shelter for striking coal miners and their families, it was attacked by militiamen and company detectives who shot and ... more

Photo: MPI, Getty Images

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Johnny Evers, captain and second baseman for the Boston Braves, goes over the ground rules at Fenway Park with Ira Thomas, Athletics captain and the umpiring crew before the start of game three of the 1914 World Series on October 12th. less

Johnny Evers, captain and second baseman for the Boston Braves, goes over the ground rules at Fenway Park with Ira Thomas, Athletics captain and the umpiring crew before the start of game three of the 1914 ... more

An early flying machine races against a car. Photo-5616152.76364 - Beaumont Enterprise

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Dressing Up to an Ideal

Dressing Up to an Ideal

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Well-Dressed Couple

Well-Dressed Couple

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American industrialist Henry Ford and inventor Thomas Edison, seated in the back, are seen on one of Ford's automobiles at an unknown location in Florida in this 1914 photo. The man on the left is unidentified.

American industrialist Henry Ford and inventor Thomas Edison, seated in the back, are seen on one of Ford's automobiles at an unknown location in Florida in this 1914 photo. The man on the left is unidentified.

Noted electrical engineer Charles Steinmetz in his 1914 Detroit Electric, with grandchildren (left to right) Midge, Billy and Joe, and his adopted son, Joseph Hayden in this undated photograph. (Union College